Pineapple Chicken

Name: Pineapple Chicken (菠萝鸡)
Yield: Serves 2
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: ¼ teaspoon plus 2 cups (480 ml) plus 1 tablespoon vegetable oil, divided; 1 tablespoon sugar; ½ red bell pepper, cut into ¾-inch (2 cm) squares; ⅓ cup plus ¼ teaspoon (48 g) cornstarch, divided; ¾ teaspoon Shaoxing cooking wine, divided; 1 green onion, white part only, cut into slivers; 1 garlic clove, peeled and sliced; 2-inch (5 cm) piece fresh ginger, peeled and thinly sliced into matchsticks; 3½ ounces (100 g) canned pineapple cubes (if using a fresh pineapple, carefully remove and cut the flesh into ¾-inch/2 cm cubes; reserve the shell); ½ green bell pepper, cut into ¾-inch (2 cm) squares; 2 teaspoons white vinegar; ⅓ cup (75 ml) ketchup; ½ teaspoon salt, divided; 5 ounces (140 g) boneless, skinless chicken breast, cut into 1½-inch (4 cm) pieces

菠萝鸡

Preparation info

Serves
2

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Xi'an Famous Foods

By Jason Wang

Published 2020

About

Our small community of Chinese expats in Michigan was a jumble of families from all over China, so our potlucks were a melting pot of American food, Chinese American food, and traditional Chinese cooking. This dish is a result of those potlucks, a perfect example of how immigration and location can transform cultural flavors. Xi’an might not have a lot of sweet-and-salty combinations, but those flavors developed in other regions in southern China. Add in the influence of Chinese American ta

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Americas
Asia
China
United States
Michigan
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Chinese New Year

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